With the rain and having to drive home at 3am for 45 miles because of my job I have thought about sleeping in my car. I have spent 160 the past two weeks for a one night stay in a hotel and that has put a hole in my wallet. What are some safe precautions I would need to take? I will be putting my back seats down and sleeping in the trunk and passenger side. I have also considered tinting my windows. Any suggestion would be great. Thanks!
2006-12-11 23:29:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
any advice will do
2006-12-12 07:00:08 · update #1
Sleep in the rest area (USA), that is if your doing long drives in the freeway. In California, we have a few rest areas on the freeway. 2 am to 4 am, in my driving experience, that's the time of the most accidents. I drive 40 miles one way to work, but I only worked 3 days a week. You cannot sleep in the parking lot, because police are roaming around and question you (in California). I like driving, and have no problems with distance.
But if I am in your shoes,
I will sleep in the parking lot (a desperate choice, though),
I will rent a room (not a good choice for limited money like me).
Sleeping in the car is my choice. My guess is to lock the car inside. Crack a window open (a little bit), or open the moonroof. Let the time pass by until after 4 am. My reason for that is, after 4 am, our body thinks you have to wake up because it's morning. When I arrived at my home, I can get more sleep. I don't drink coffee at 2 am, it has a negative reaction when you are sleepy. That's what I do.
How do cops and a person like me, know someone is inside the car (any vehicle)? The fog that is inside the glass. Even with tinting the windows, it doesn't help either.
A factory moonroof is a better choice for me. It has a 2 drains, one drains to the front and one drains to the back. You can see holes either under the fender.
2006-12-12 03:50:26 · answer #1 · answered by glen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only 45 miles?
Try 2 to 2 1/2 hours (depending on weather) 1/2highway,1/2 country roads on a motorcycle. Start anywhere from 11pm to 2am. And be subject to call in as soon as you get home(which would mean another round trip).
I didn't think it was that bad. I did it for a whole year.
Why take a nap when you can be home in bed?
2006-12-12 13:30:29 · answer #2 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Park well away from the highway in case of freak accident, lock all doors, don't keep the air conditioning running as the toxic gas may seep into a poorly ventilated interior space and cause gas poisoning and most of all, leave a small gap in the window to avoid suffocation.
2006-12-12 01:18:05 · answer #3 · answered by Didi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋